Justin Bieber’s Justice notches a 6% increase (18,000 units; moving 26-27), Machine Gun Kelly’s Tickets to My Downfall increase 15% (to 15,000; bumping 42-37) and Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) rises 4% (11,000; 75-64). Rounding out the gainers on the Billboard 200, among the show’s performers, are Jack Harlow’s Thats What They All Say (98-81; 10,000 units – up 8%), Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface (199-194; 7,000 – up 1%) and Foo Fighters’ Greatest Hits (re-entry at No. 196; 7,000 – up 2%).
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
Billboard Hot 100: Over on the Hot 100, a range of performed songs perk up on the list, following their showcase on the VMAs. (The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming [official audio and video], radio airplay and sales data to present the 100 most popular songs of the week in the U.S. The chart’s latest tracking week reflected the Sept. 10-16 period.)
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” rebounds 6-1 on the tally for its fifth week on top, with gains in both sales and airplay. The tune is able to jump back to No. 1 thanks in part to Drake clearing out after a monster week on the list a week ago where all 21 of the tracks on his Certified Lover Boy album arrived on the list. On the previous week’s chart, Drake held nine of the top 10 (save for “Stay” at No. 6) of his total 21 titles in the top 40. On the new chart, Drake has three songs in the top 10, of 10 in the top 40 – thus clearing the path for many songs to rebound up the list – like “Stay.”
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s “Industry Baby” zips 20-6 (with gains in sales, airplay and streaming activity for the week), Olivia Rodrigo’s former No. 1 “Good 4 U” bounces 15-7 (up in sales), Lil Nas X’s former leader (and winner for video of the year) “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” ascends 30-13 (up in sales) and Ed Sheeran’s “Shivers” debuts at No. 16.
Doja Cat’s “You Right,” with The Weeknd, vaults 36-18 (up in sales, airplay and streams); Chloe’s “Have Mercy” debuts at No. 28; Normani’s “Wild Side,” featuring Cardi B, climbs 83-59 (up in sales, airplay and streams), Camila Cabello’s “Don’t Go Yet” bumps 93-88 (up in sales and streams) and Shawn Mendes and Tainy’s “Summer of Love” rises 96-93 (up in sales and airplay).
